National Institute of Informatics - Digital Silk Road Project
Digital Archive of Toyo Bunko Rare Books

K.K. v. b. 01. Fr. of silk ; pale blue, with boldly painted
lotus pattern in lighter body-colour. Very defaced. 11⅜″
× 4″.

K.K. v. b. 06. bb. Fr. of silk, light blue. 5″ × ¾″.

K.K. v. b. 011. r-t. Fr. of paper, in many pieces, show-
ing two circles containing in each a lotus with stylized
petals and various inscriptions in Tibetan. Yantra (?).
Gr. fr. 7⅞″ × 3¼″.

K.K. v. b. 013. r. Fr. of silk muslin, faded blue-grey.
6″ × 3″.

K.K. v. b. 015. ll, mm. Fr. of silk. (ll) light blue. 6¼″
× ⅜″ ; (mm) dark blue gauze. 5″ × 2⅜″.

K.K. v. b. 019. Fr. of block-printed paper leaf, with
Hsi-hsia text, ornamented with rows of Buddha figures,
alternating with naturalistic trees similar in scheme to
K.K. ii. 0239. a, but of different design. One fig. and parts
of halo and Padmāsana of next remaining. Compared with
K.K. ii. 0239. a, proportions of figs. are more correct,
excepting hands, which are too large. Drapery is fuller.
Halo has no outer border line. Padmāsana more of the
chrysanthemum type and rests on three superimposed
thin slabs.

Trees grow from lotuses ; below each figure a double
outlined trefoil arch above column of text. Border along
top is a fine scroll in solid black on white. To R. of leaf is

a panel containing two columns of text, above which is a
naturalistic inverted lotus leaf as a canopy. Well engraved.
Paper buff and torn away below figs. and on L. side. Cf.
also K.K. ii. 0279. uuu. ii. 7″ × 5⅛″. Pl. LXV.

K.K. v. b. 020. Fr. of paper fretwork. Pattern is
interlacing circles. Each circle invaded by four arcs of
adjacent circles giving effect of concave-sided square in
each circle. Within each square a four-petalled rosette
with hole at centre. Paper buff, thick and torn at both
ends ; roughly cut. Width shows two complete circles.
Probably intended for a stencil plate. 6″ × 2⅞″.

K.K. v. b. 035. n. Paper card, with drawing representing
a grotesque figure behind a large circle suggesting a shield.
Head shows above shield and seems to be that of a boar
looking to R., but nearly all lost from abrasion. R. p. arm
raised grasping sword held horizontally behind head.
Below shield appear two legs, bare below knees and with
animal's skin above. Feet wide apart to agree with attack-
ing pose of R. arm.

Feet have a two-line inscription. Within shield a
smaller double-line circle. Between outer and inner circles
an inscription ; within smaller circle a triangle. An
inscription in each segment. Triangle contains grotesque
figure with large head and hands holding upturned feet.
All inscriptions in Tibetan. Circles drawn with compasses
furnished with pen or brush for ink. 4⅛″ × 2⅛″.

OBJECTS FOUND AT RUINED SITE, K.E., EAST OF KHARA-KHOTO

K.E. 01. Fr. of pottery, from rim and wall of small
bowl. Buff paste with pattern in black or dark grey. Lip
gracefully out-turned and wall curving well under towards
foot (missing). Pattern, for a depth of about 1″ from lip,
a series of zigzag or scalloped bands, irregular and in
groups of six or more fine lines, which extend through the
body and show in same order on both sides. Each line
is therefore one edge of an extremely thin lamina of the
dark material.

Below bands of zigzags, a series of foiled rosettes with
scrolled centre ; in centre of bottom another similar
rosette, all in groups of thin lines described. Judging by
faults in pattern, and slight difference between the inner
and outer patterns, complete control of the laminae was
difficult.

The technique is very puzzling on account of the extent
of control evidenced by the pattern. A fine greenish glaze
covers the surface. For coarser example see A.K. 07. Chord
of arc of rim 2⅜″ × height 1⅜″ ; thickness ⅛″. Pl. LVII.

K.E. 02. Glass bead ; white, spherical, with large hole.
⅜″ × ³⁄₁₆″.

K.E. 014. Bronze disc ; with shank at back. Roughly
cast. Diam. 1″.

K.E. 017. Fr. of iron knife-blade, with tapering tang.
2″ × ⅜″.

K.E. i. 01. Pottery jug, tall oviform, short narrow
neck, trumpet mouth. Reeded band handle continuing

line of broadest part of body and turning in in sharp curve
to below outward curve of brim. Buff body from which all
glaze has perished by erosion. Surface roughened and worn
through at one side of neck and bottom.

Three parts of brim down to middle of neck missing on
one side. Probably originally covered with brown glaze
as T. XLIII. l. 015, which it rather resembles. Height 5⅜″,
gr. breadth 3⅛″. Pl. LVII.

K.E. ii. 01. Bottom of glazed porcelain bowl, with
ring-base. Thick white body, covered each side with
bluish-white glaze and decoration in blue. On bottom,
inside, naturalistic design of phoenix and duck on water
facing each other amongst growing lotus plants ; on outside,
part of band of alternate groups of vertical stripes, and
pear-shaped figures with scalloped outline. Ware similar
to T. XLIII. l. 06, &c., but thicker. Good work (Sung ?).
Diam. of base 2⅜″, h. (extant) 1⁶⁄₁₆″, gr. diam. (extant)
4¼″. Pl. LVII.

K.E. iii. 01, 02. Pottery whorls, pierced through
centre. Larger 1⅜″ × 1″.

K.E. iii. 03. Bronze 'cat' bell ; loop broken and bell
bent. 1⅜″ diam.

K.E. iii. 04. Fr. of bronze mirror, in several pieces.
Within a raised border, a band of grape scroll in high relief.
Cf. Bushell, Chinese Art, i. p. 88, Fig. 60, where Han
mirror of kindred design is shown. Corroded. 3″ × ⅜″.

K.E. iii. 05. Fr. of bronze ; roughly melted. 1⅜″ × 1¹⁄₁₆″.